Notes on Kerala Service Rules uploaded by T. J Joseph Adhikarathil,deputy tahsildar. Part 2

1. Kerala Service Rules- Part II
(Travelling Allowance Rules)
Upto February 2011
I. Introduction
Travelling Allowance is an allowance granted to an officer to cover the expenses incurred
by him in travelling in the interest of public service. It includes allowances granted for the
maintenance of conveyance. (R. 12 (37) PI KSRs.)
TA is classified as compensatory allowance and it should not be on the whole a source of
profit to the receipient. (R 44 PI KSRs).
II. Important definitions
Day: means day beginning and ending at midnight; but, an absence from Head Quarter
which does not exceed 24 hours shall be reckoned as one day for calculating TA, at
whatever hours the absence begins or ends. (R 12 (6) PI KSRs)
Head Quarter: means the radius of 8 k.m. around the place or office in which an officer is
employed. The office in which the officer is employed is called the duty point at the Head
Quarter.
No TA is admissible for journey within the Head Quarters. The items admissible are: (i)
actual cost to the officers in Grade (III) or (IV) when deputed for duty or called to duty; (ii)
allowance to teaching staff of Training Centres when deputed for practice teaching.(iii)
actual fare subject to a maximum of Rs.10 to last grade employees attending treasury duty
since 23-09-2002, and (iv) conveyance allowance to attend Annual Firing course and NCC
camp. (R.64, 5,9 P II KSRs, GO (p) 567/02/Fin dated 23/09/2002 & notes 2&3 to R 57 PII).
Pay: means the amount drawn monthly by an officer as substantive pay or officiating pay
including personal pay, special pay and any other emoluments specially classified as pay.
(R 12(23) PI KSRs).
Public conveyance: means a train, steamer, bus, boat or other conveyance which plies
regularly for conveyance of passengers (R 12 (29) PI KSR s).
Special conveyance: means a motor car or motor cycle/scooter engaged or used by an
officer during tour for which the entire cost of its use and propulsion is paid by the officer.
(note under R.31 part II KSRs).
III General
The following are the five kinds of TA which may be drawn in different circumstances. R 5
1. Permanent Traveling Allowance
2. Permanent Conveyance Allowance
3. Mileage Allowance
4. Daily Allowance
5. Actual Expenses
Permanent Traveling Allowance: It is a fixed monthly allowance granted to an officer for
frequent travel within his jurisdiction. For the drawal of full amount of PTA, an officer should
be on tour outside 8 km from his Head Quarters for 15 days in a month and should spend at
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2. least 6 hours outside Head Quarters on each day. If this minimum tour is not performed,
PTA will be reduced proportionately. Ordinarily PTA cannot be drawn during leave,
temporary transfer or joining time and along with any other TA. (R 6 to 8, 53 & 54 PII)
Permanent conveyance Allowance: This is also a fixed monthly allowance granted to an
officer for traveling extensively within Head Quarters. PCA can be drawn in addition to other
forms of TA. But it cannot be drawn during leave or temporary transfer or on holidays
prefixed or suffixed to leave or joining time. (R 9 to 11 P II),
Mileage Allowance: This is an allowance calculated on the distance traveled, which is
granted to meet the cost of a particular journey. Rate of mileage in respect of different
journeys (Rail, Road, Air, and Water) is varied (See parts V & VI of this note)
(R.12 to 36 P II KSRs).
Daily Allowance: This is a uniform allowance for each day of absence from Head Quarter,
which is intended to cover the ordinary charges incurred by an officer in consequence of
such absence. (R 37 to 40 P II KSRs).
Actual Expense: This is the actual cost or part of the actual cost of TA, where no means of
conveyance by on at the expense of the Government, or to be drawn as TA, is permissible.
(R 41 Part II KSRs)
IV Important Points on Tour TA (R 12 to 52, 55to 64 and 100 to 110)
The following are the main points to be borne in mind while calculating Tour Travelling
Allowance.
1) The Head Quarter of an officer shall be in such a place as the Government may
prescribe (R.46)
2) The Government may define the limits of the sphere of duty of any officer (R.47)
3) An officer is on tour when absent on duty from his HQ either within or beyond his
sphere of duty as permitted. (R 48)
4) The TA drawn by an officer on tour ordinarily takes the shape of either PTA or Daily
Allowance, if either of these is admissible to him. (R 52)
5) Minimum TA admissible is one DA, when an officer goes out side his Head Quarters
on tour except in cases where means of locomotion is supplied (R 55). It cannot be
drawn for any day in which a Government servant does not go outside a radius of 8
kms from the duty point or his HQ or return to it from a similar point. (R 57)
6) For Journeys within a radius of 8 km from HQ, an officer not in receipt of conveyance
allowance can be given the actual hiring charge of conveyance. (R 64 & notes)
7) In respect of journeys involving an overnight halt at an intermediate station either due
to non-availability of connecting service or due to the cancellation of connecting air
service, half daily allowance will be allowed at the rate applicable to the intermediate
station for each night halt. (Note 4 under R 58), when no facility is provided by the
Indian Airlines.
8) When two journeys are performed within a period of 24 hours, the period of absence
from HQ will be treated as one day irrespective of the fact that the journey was
performed on two calendar days, and Daily Allowance is granted accordingly. (R.56)
9) DA for journey and DA for halt will not be allowed on the same day (within 24 hours).
An officer performing journey up to 32 km on a day can draw only DA and he cannot
exchange this DA for mileage.(R.62 (a)(iii).
10) When journey is performed for more than 32 km and the mileage calculated comes to
less than the amount of one DA, the DA of the officer can be exchanged for mileage.
(R 55 & G.D. (ii), to R 63)
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3. 11) The DA admissible for halt at an out station and DA/MA admissible for the journey
should be calculated separately, irrespective of whether the halt is preceded or
followed by a journey which qualifies for daily/mileage allowance. (GD (i) to R 63)
12) If the officer on tour returns to the first out station on the same day, DA can be
exchanged for mileage allowance. In such cases, no DA in addition is admissible. (R
63)
13) When Government vehicle is provided, no mileage allowance will be allowed; only
incidental expenses subject to a minimum of half DA.(Note (5) R 31, (R 107 and 110
P II).
14) Fraction of one rupee, ie, 50 paise or more, shall be rounded to one rupee.
15) In the case of long journey, an intermediate halt can be allowed after completing 200
km of distance. If such journey is late in the night such intermediate halt can be
availed before completing 200 km. No DA is allowed for such halt. (GD 1 to R 31)
16) Half DA is allowed for intermediate halt after completing 200 km in departmental
vehicle.(GD 3 to R 31)
17) If journey is performed partly by Air or rail and partly by road, the mileage for road
portion of not more than 32 km of distance, shall not be in excess of one DA.
(R 32(to).
18) Journey for a distance within 50 kms shall be commenced on the date of official duty,
and the return journey shall also be on the day on which the duty is over. (note 2 to R
14)
19) Time limit for claiming TA is 2 years. (25 A).
20) Arrear claims shall not be allowed on revision of scale of pay, retrospective promotion,
confirmation etc. But it will be admissible on belated increment in the usual course or
on pay slip. (GD 1 to 3 to R 4)
21) Officers who are eligible for I class accommodation will be entitled to travel in second
AC coaches. Grade II (b) officers will be entitled to third AC only, and if there is no
such facility, second AC will be allowed. G.O.(p) 1225/2000/Fin dated 17/10/2000.
22) Grade I officers traveling to metropolitan cities and other large cities will be allowed to
hire taxi cars for the day. (GO (p) 707/95 Fin dated 25/10/1995)
23) Reservation charges paid for railway journeys in respect of the appropriate classes of
accommodation will be reimbursed forming part of the fare in cases where reservation
is actually required in exigencies of public service. (GD 2 under R 20)
24) Auto rickshaw/taxi charges at the rate admissible will be reimbursed for the journey
from residence or office to Airport/Railway station/Bus station and back, subject to a
maximum distance of 8 km each way. Only Grade I officers are eligible for taxi
charge. (Note 3 to R 14)
V. TOUR TA - DATA
a) For the calculation of Travelling Allowance, offices are classified into four as follows,
as per GO(P) No.85/2011/Fin dated 26.02.2011 (w.e.f 1.02.2011).
Grade I : Officers with actual pay of Rs. 25280 and above, and Heads of
Departments, All India Service Officers, Private Secretaries to Ministers
and speaker, irrespective of the amount of pay drawn by them.
Grade II(a) : Officers with actual pay of Rs. 21240 and above, but below Rs. 25,280.
Grade II(b) : Officers with actual pay of Rs. 13900 and above, but below Rs. 21240.
(NGOs except Last Grade, when they accompany the Governor, Advisors
or ministers on tour will be treated as Grade II (b) irrespective of their pay).
Grade III : Officers with actual pay of Rs. 8960 and above, but below Rs. 13900.
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4. Grade IV : Officers with actual pay below Rs. 8960.
(pay includes basic pay, dearness pay, Personal pay and special pay in lieu
of higher scale of pay).
b) Halt how to reckon for Daily Allowance.
1. Up to 6 hours : No DA
2. Above six hours up to 12 hours : Half DA
3. Above 12 hours up to 24 hours : Full DA
4. Halt exceeding 24 hours : apply principals 1 to 3 above
5. Halt constructively in camp on holidays : DA admissible
6. Halt in camp on holidays; but no work : No DA
7. When free boarding & lodging are allowed : 1/4DA
8. When free lodging alone is allowed : 2/3 DA
9. When free boarding alone is allowed : 1/2 DA
c) For hilly tract
Class I hilly tract : 25 % of TA & DA in addition
Class II hilly tract : 12½ % of TA & DA in addition
Note 1: maximum period of halt for DA is 3 months: i.e., DA at full rate for the first 10 days,
at 3/4 rate for the next 20 days and at 1/2 rate for the remaining 60 days.
Note 2 : Officers deputed for training to Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Kozhikode and
outside the State of Kerala shall be paid Daily Allowance at full rate for the first 30 days and
at ¾ rate for the remaining 60 days.
d) Rate of Daily Allowance (w.e.f. 01-02-2011)
Grade of officers Inside State Outside State
Grade I Rs. 250 Rs.350
Grade II (a) Rs. 200 Rs.250
Grade II (b) Rs. 200 Rs.225
Grade III Rs. 150 Rs.175
Grade IV Rs. 150 Rs.175
(Rules for DA: 37 to 40, 56&57 P II KSRs).
e) Rail mileage (w.e.f. 01-02-2011)
Grade I : II AC + incidental expenses @50 paise per km subject to a
minimum of 1/2 DA.
Grade II (a): I class (if train doesn't have I class, II AC) +incidental expenses @40
paise per km subject to a minimum of 1/2 DA
Grade II (b): III AC (if train doesn't have III AC, I class)+ incidental expenses @ 35
paise per km subject to a minimum of 1/2 DA.
Grade III : II class fare + incidental expenses @ 30 paise per km subject to a
minimum of 1/2 DA.
Grade IV : II class fare + incidental expenses @ 30 paise per km subject to a
minimum of 1/2 DA.
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5. f) Road mileage (w.e.f. 01-02-2011)
From 01/2/11, road mileage is fixed @ Rs.1.50 per km for all categories of employee
which includes incidental expenses.
Grade I and Grade II Officers are eligible to travel by Express buses and Grade III &
IV officers by Fast Passenger Buses. If they actually perform journeys in such public
conveyances, they are eligible to bus fare + incidental expenses as admissible for rail
journey.
g) For air journey
Heads of Departments, Private Secretary to Ministers and All India Service officers
irrespective of their pay scale and officers in the pay scale of Rs. 29180-43640 and
above will be eligible for air journey. For the Air journey, fare +incidental expenses
(amount of one Daily Allowance) is admissible for each journey; but it should not
exceed the economy class full fare through national airlines. Thus, if a person travels
on economy class full fare, he will not be entitled to the incidental expenses. GO(p)
No.296/07/Fin dated 10-07-2007.
VI Transfer TA Rules (R. 65 to 67 P II)
A. General
1. A transfer should involve a change of station. (The distance between the two
places should be 8 km or more).
2. The transfer should be in the interest of public service. (No TA, for transfer ‘on
request’. But, if the transfer ‘on request’ is after completion of one full year, excluding
period of leave, at a station, T.A. is allowed.) GO (p) 480/89/Fin dated 01/11/1989
3. The Distance for the calculation of transfer TA should be the distance from old
residence to the new residence (R 15 part II). It may be noted that a Government
servant should reside within 15 km of radius from his Head Quarters.
4. When a Government servant holding substantive post, is appointed to another post as
per the advice of PSC, TA is admissible as on transfer.(note 1 to R 65).
5. For temporary transfer (for a period not more than two months), no transfer T.A. is
admissible. T.A. & D.A. as on tour is admissible. But, when the period is further
prolonged, transfer TA shall be granted. But, no refund is necessary if the amount of
tour TA already received is larger. (Note 2 to R 65).
6. ‘Family’ for the purpose of Transfer TA includes only wife, husband (if residing with
and wholly dependent on wife), children and stepchildren residing with and wholly
dependent on the officer. Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Servants etc are not
considered as family members for this purpose. (R. 67 (i). Part II)
7. A family member who follows the officer within 6 months from the date of taking over
charge of the officer in the new station, and who precedes the officer not more than
one month of the transfer (handing over charge at the old station) will be eligible for
transfer T.A. (R 67 (le)(iii) part II).
8. TA to family member who travels from another place will also be admissible up to the
distance traveled by the officer. (R 67 (le)(iii) P Ii).
B. For rail journey
Grade I : II AC fare + 3 times incidental expenses subject to a
minimum of 1½ DAs.
Grade II (a) : I class fare+3 times incidental expenses subject to a
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6. minimum of 1½ DAs.
Grade II (b) : III AC fare+3 times incidental expenses subject to a
minimum of 1½ DAs.
Grade III & IV : II class fare+3 times incidental expenses subject to a
minimum of 1½ DAs
For family members : Only fare to the class of accommodation as admissible to
the officer.
No incidental expenses.
Note: ‘Adult member’ means one who is 12 years of age and above.
‘Child’ means one who is 5 years of age and above, but below 12 years of age. ‘Family’
includes wife/husband, children and step children residing with and wholly dependent on
the officer.
C. For Personal effect.
1. Those who are drawing actual : (i) Maximum weight-3000 kg
pay of Rs. 25280 and above (ii) Loading, unloading charges
Rs. 600 at each end.
2. Those who are drawing actual : (i) maximum weight –2000 kg
pay of Rs. 13900 and above but (ii)Loading, unloading charges
below Rs.25280 Rs. 300 at each end.
(c) All others : (i) Maximum weight-1000 kg
(ii)Loading, unloading charges
Rs. 250 at each end.
D. By road
1. For the officer : Twice the normal rate of mileage (with incidental expenses)
2. For the family : (i) for one member-nil
(ii) for 2 members irrespective of age limit-one mileage
(iii) for more than 2 members : 2 mileages
3. For Personal effect :Thrice the mileage as admissible to the officer.
VII TA for other journeys
1. To attend an examination. (R. 77 to 79)
TA as on tour is allowed for onward and return journey to attend an obligatory
departmental examination. But, no DA is allowed. TA for this purpose shall not be allowed
for more than two times.
2. To teachers deputed for training (note to R.84)
Teachers deputed for training from departmental schools are entitled to TA under
the ordinary rules, for their journey to and from the Training School or College.
3. To an officer under suspension (R. 85 & 86)
An officer, under suspension is eligible for TA to attend departmental enquiry and
back. But, no TA will be admissible, if the enquiry is held at an outstation at his own
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7. request. A retired officer, when called for giving evidence on a departmental disciplinary
case initiated against him on a charge while in service, is entitled to TA as on Tour.
4. For journeys during the course of training (R 97 & 98)
When an officer or student not already in Government Service is selected to
undergo a course of training, TA is allowed for the original journey to and the last journey
from the place of training, and DA for halts at such place.
5. To the family of an officer who dies while in service (R.99)
If, an officer dies while in service, members of his family will be granted TA for the
journey to his home or to any other place where the family may wish to reside, whether it is
inside or outside the state, either from the place of his death or from his headquarters,
provided the amount shall not exceed what would be admissible for a journey from the
officers HQ to his home. TA should be claimed within three months of the death of the
officer and at the rate as on transfer.
6. On retirement to the place of Residence (R.99 A)
TA As on transfer is allowed to an officer on his retirement, for journey to the place
of residence, inside or outside the state, where he proposes to settle down after retirement.
This TA should be claimed within one year of retirement.
7. To attend Staff Council. (note 3 to R.42)
The officers who are members of the staff council are eligible for TA as on tour to
participate in the council meeting.
8. Leave Travel Concession
As per para 38 of 9th Pay Revision Order a Leave Travel Concession is allowed to
those employees who have 15 years of age, to travel to any place in the country, subject to
a maximum of 2400 km, to and fro, along with their family once in their service.
[Prepared by K Natesan Asary, Guest Resource Person, IMG]
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